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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
Gİ111Introduction to Economics ICompulsory115
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give students an introduction to micro and market economics and to increase their skill level in analyzing various economic approaches.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuba BİLGİN
Learning Outcomes
1Define major concept about business administration. Define management science or business administration. Express the topic and extent of business administration. To classify the enterprises
2Explain the relation between major concept related to business administration Explain the importance of business administration Classify the enterprises
3Implement the rationalism principles in enterprises related with the business. Solve the problems related with the business administration
4Determine the relation between rationalism principles and business functions
5Determine managerial/structural components required to found an effective business.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Subject of economics, definition of economics, economic systems, main concepts, methods used in economics, circular flow of economic activity, market, demand, supply and price mechanism, consumer's equilibrium and changes in consumer's equilibrium, introduction to macroeconomics
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Principles of economics, definition of economics,subject of economics,economic systems,main concepts, methods used in economics
2The economic problem, scarcity and choice, opportunity cost
3Demand, demand functions, market demand curve, changes in income, changes in a good's price, changes in the price of another good, compensated demand
4Supply, supply function, market supply curve
5Market equilibrium, equilibrium price,effects on price of shifts in the demand curve, effects on price of shifts in the supply curve
6Elasticity of demand, price elasticity of demand, income elasticity of demand, cross-price elasticity of demand
7Elasticity of supply
8Mid-term exam
9Applications of supply, demand and elacticity
10Price controls
11Theories of consumer behavior, utility, the law of diminishing marginal utility, cardinal and ordinal utility, indifference curves, characteristics of indifference curves, marginal rate of substitution, budget line
12The equilibrium of the consumer, changes in consumer equilibrium, quiz
13Theory of production, production functions, total product, average product, marginal product, the optimal combination of inputs in the short run
14Isoquant curves, rate of technical substitution, the economic region of production, returns to scale, input substitution, isoquant line,the optimal combination of inputs in the long run
15Measuring the national income,money,functions of money, money supply, money demand, international economic relations
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Dinler, Z. 2008; Mikro İktisat, Ekin Kitabevi, 19. Baskı, Bursa Dinler, Z. 2007; İktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, 13. Baskı, Bursa
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination3515
Individual Study for Final Examination5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)141
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